The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-02
Disease in Maine.


Especial to the Pressl
AUGUSTA. Nov.1.-Cases of contagious di
seases during the week ending October 20,
in the following towns and cities have been
reported at the Office of the State Board of
Health.
Typhoid Feyer-Ashland, Blaine, Brooksyille,
Calais, Cumberland, Damariscotta, Deering,
Greene Greene HarpsSWell S Henlton, Lagrange Leeds,
Portland, Rome, Westbrook, Willimantic, Wind
ham.
Observation-Disclosures, Cumberland, Pennington,
Portland, Rockland, Sanford.
Scarlet Feyer-Bangor, Damariscotta, Gorham.
Portland, WATERFORD.
Measles-Portland.
Damariscotta has suffered from scarlet fe-
yer in light form, some twenty cases being
reported, but no deaths. DR.. Young of the
Board recently visited the town and ins titu-
ted an investigation.
Law and orderin Bath.
BATH, Nov. lat temperance mass
meeting held in the Winter street church
last evening, many prominent citizens and
nearly all the ministers of the city were
present. A Law and Order League was
formed with AZ members and these officers
Rev. j. L. Hill, president; Rev. j. M. Rem
I'M NiSV PiCoioChos IL. a. OuuCdu, tlCdouI-
er F. II. Low, secretary.
The Small Boy and the Gun.
CANTON, Nov. Harry Pomeroy, a lad
of 12 years, son of Charles Pomeroy Of Can.
ton, was out hunting Monday afternoon,
and in getting over fence his gun was ac-
cidentally discharged, hitting his arm and
hand and badly mutilating them.
Livermore Falls Excited.
LIvERMoRE, Nov. 1.-Livermore Falls is
agtated over the disappearance of a we'll
known young lady, who, 1t is claimed, has
gone to Hayerhill, Mass. The Circumstance
Gle with whom she lived informed her the
other day that unless she promised that she
would not speak to certain young man she
would never darken his doors. She prompt
ly left town, not even changing her clothes,
in thoroughly rufied state of mind. The
young lady's character has always been un-
questionable and the affair creates consider
able comment about town.
Fell with Lamp.
BIDDEFoRD, Nov. las Mrs. Horace
Noble of Biddeford was descending the cell
lar stairs with lamp in her hand last night
she fell, the lamp exploded Notwithstanding
oil over her rclothing. .SheIwas horribly burned
and would have burned to death but for the
timely arrival of neighbors. Physicians
think the injuries will prove fatal. She is
about IS years old.
Talking Agriculture.
FRYEBURG, Nov. 1.-The Maine Board of
Agriculture convened here today. The
morning session was devoted to farming
business, and the afternoon was occupied
by Hon, r. w. Files, member for Waldo
county. The evening address was by A. /.
Brown of Belfast, "How agriculture COM
pensates labor"
camden's Mystery.
RocKLAND, Nov. Lit is thought in this
city that the man who suicided on Mount
Megunticook, in Camden, several weeks
ago is identical with one Allery Fitzhenry.
alias Andrew McGrath, who came to this
city several months ago with his wife and
suddenly disappeared about the time the
suicide is supposed to have occurred. Des-
criptions of the two persons tally very
closely. Fitzhenry came from East Machi-
as He was in rather destitute Circumstance
es, and was heard to say that he would take
his life sometime